TROY--If the sight of dozens of bleached-white uncle Sam statues in monument Square made you look twice on Thursday, you weren't just 'seeing things.' The collection of near life size figures are part of a civic pride/art project sponsored by the city and the local B.I.D..

In the cold sunshine of early afternoon, a gathering of local Troy-based artists, politicians and business leaders met near the Hudson River in Monument Square as a trailer truck unloaded statues of the city's symbol for an upcoming civic pride art project.

The statues are part of a project designed to get Trojans in touch with their history, while beautifying the cityscape at the same time.

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"These statues will all be decorated by local artists," Young explained. "Come April, they'll be installed throughout Downtown Troy."

Young, along with Troy Mayor Lou Rosamilia, were on hand in monument Square to help unload the nearly life-size statues for the project.

"They're going to bring our connection to the past into the present," Rosamilia said, as he helped unload bubble-wrapped statues off a nearby trailer.

Artists would be arriving throughout the day to pick up their statues for the project. The decorated and designed versions will reflect the artistic visions of 30 Troy-based artists and will begin appearing publically in the spring.